Perception
of Indian Women: A Comparison of Career and Non-Career Women
S. Bharat |
The
study compared 100 career and an equal number of non-career women
and their spouses on their perception of the "Indian Women".
The respondents were required to describe the qualities that they
desired/not desired in the "Indian Women". It was expected
that the higher professional status and higher educational and income
levels of the career women would influence their and their spouses'
perception of the "Indian Women" in non-traditional and
more egalitarian ways. Results indicate that compared to the non-career
women, career women and their spouses perceived "Indian Women" in
both traditional, as well as, non-traditional terms, particularly
emphasising on their ability to strike a balance between their family
and work spheres. Implications of the findings are discussed with
regard to socialisation and role burden experienced by working women.
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